Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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